1934 Wisconsin Badgers football team
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Minnesota $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Ohio State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1934 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1934 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference. Clarence Spears was in his third year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
Guard Milt Kummer was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] John Bender was the team captain.[4] End Stan Haukedahl and guard Mario Pacetti were selected by the United Press as second-team players on the 1934 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5] Lynn Jordan returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown against Michigan on November 10, 1934.[6]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 32,700.[7] During the 1934 season, the average attendance at home games was 20,666.[8]
Schedule
October 6Marquette*
W 3–0 October 13South Dakota State*
- Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
W 28–7 October 20at Purdue
L 0–14 October 27at Notre Dame*
L 0–19 November 3at Northwestern
L 0–7 November 10at Michigan
W 10–0 November 17Illinois
- Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
W 7–3 November 24Minnesota
- Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI (Slab of Bacon)
L 0–34
Template:CFB Schedule End[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "1934 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 218. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ^ "United Press Places Five Gophers on Big Ten Team". The Pittsburgh Press (UP story). November 26, 1934.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 130.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.